Prior oropharyngeal colonization and ventilator-associated pneumonia

AUTOR(ES)

Moreira, Michel Rodrigues, Ferreira, Joseane Cristina, Darini, Ana Lúcia da Costa, Gontijo Filho, Paulo Pinto

FONTE

Braz. J. Microbiol.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2014-09

RESUMO

This study evaluated the relationship between previous colonization of the oropharynx and development of ventilator-associated pneumonia through the classification of genomic fingerprint pattern by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of both oxacillin-resistant and oxacillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus isolates obtained from hospitalized patients in an intensive care unit.

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